Town of Bennington
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It is with great pleasure that I have this
opportunity to serve as the President of The
Bennington Rescue Squad and to take part in
celebrating the 25th anniversary of the squad.
Our volunteer rescue squad depends not only upon the active members, but also upon others
in the community who lend their help and support each year.
I would like to thank the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center and especially the
emergency room staff and nurses, who, over the years, have come to our rescue and donated
so much of their time and effort into making us all better trained. To the local fire departments of
Bennington, North Bennington and Shaftsbury, we thank you for your timeand effort, year
after year, volunteering countless hours of door to door collecting for the funds needed to keep
the squad in operation.
To our present Fund Drive Committee , thank you for easing the burden of this task each year
and for helping us to reach our goals.
Thank you to the Bennington Police Department, the Vermont State Police and the
dispatchers who assist us with our many calls. I would also like to thank the numerous businesses
and the general public in our service area for the support which they have given us throughout
the years.
Finally, I would like to thank all of the past and present members of the rescue squad for the
many hours of service and dedication during the past 25 years , which has made the squad what
it is today. My special thanks go to members Tom Crowe, Cashelle Cook, Bill Collins,
Wanda Harrington and John Kennedy, the 25th Anniversary Committee.
Because of their hard work and planning , this book , the banquet, and the other events of our
25th anniversary year have become a reality.
Front Row: (L-R)
Kim Murphy
Recbrding Secretary
Nick Mayer
Captain
Rocky Crawford
President
Jim Frechette
Vice President
J o hn Kennedy
Recording Secretary
Executive Board
Back Row: (L-R)
Wanda Harrington
Duly Officer
Brian Howe
Training Officer
John Morandi
Executive Board Member
Tom Crowe
Lieutenant
Bill Collins
District 12 Representative
Tim Finney
District 12 Training Re p .
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ED AUSTIN
MEMBER WITH MOST CALLS
5.000 CALLS
Edwin Austin
5048
2.000 CALLS
Ben Baker
Ray Crosier, Sr.
Brian Howe
2805
2593
2213
1.000 CALLS
Brant Young
Bill Collins
Dan Ouellette
Margie Collins
John Kennedy
Bob Carey
Tim Finney
Tom Crowe
Bob Burgess
Nick Mayer
John Morandi
Tim Pinsonneault
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1734
1686
1679
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1248
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STATISTICS
TO DATE Calls............... 28 ,9 19 Patie nts ........ . .... 27,047 Hours On Call. ...... 72,084 Miles Travelled ..... 459,594 Members Since 1963 ... . .273 Bennington Rescue Squad, 25th A nniv ersary
T
he Town o f Bennington Rescue Squad was first
organized in Apri l, 1963 , when it became clear
that the need for an ambu lance service in the area
was acute . A professio nal a mbulan ce se rvice had
not worked out, the hospital could not afford to
operate an ambu lance service and the fune ral
directors, who by default, found themse lves in the
ambulance business, had neither the manp ower
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nor th e equipment to con tinue offering the ambu·
la nce servi ce, After fiv e fatal accidents occurred in
the area in one weekend , the decisio n was made to
form a rescu e squad, The Ve rm ont Sta te Police,
the Hoosick Falls Rescue S quad , funeral di rectors
and service clubs helped get the local group on its
fe e t.
Safford Street Squad House 1964-1977
The B enningto n Rescue Squad's o riginal ambu
lance was a 1949 Buick hearse donated by Ben
nington Funeral director, John Kane . Six dedica ted
members re painted it, shined jot up and worked o n
the e ngi ne. The original ambulan ce was 14 yea rs
o ld whe n it was do nated to th e squad. The re was
limited space for e quipm e nt and personnel ,
especially whe n a patient was on board . But squad
members nursed it thr o ugh its ailme nts and it con
tinued to d o its job until it cou ld be hono rably
retired .
On Jun e 23 , 1963 the Bennin gton Rescue
S quad respo nded to its first call which was a stand·
by for the Bennington Catholic High School Horse
S how. The squad 's first emergency call was a
moto r veh icle accident in Woodford o n June 29,
1963 . The six squad members acted qui ckly and
efficiently and the squad , still stru ggling for its
existe nce at that point, was sudden ly well o n its
way toward becoming a permanent and indispe n
sible part of the Bennington scene .
In the early days the squad ke pt its ambulance
and equipm e nt at the Tri-Mont Te xaco Station o n
th e corner of Elm and South Streets. In 1963 th e
squad purchased a building o n Safford Street. S af
ford S treet was the home of the Bennington Resc ue
S quad untjl the decisio n was made that due to th e
increasin g amount of calls and the necessity for
more space for new ambu lances to handle those
calls, a new building was needed .
In September , 1977 , th e squad moved to its new
headquarters o n McKinle y Street. The new building
was designed to ho use four ambulances, office
space, lounge and kitche n. S ince the Benn ingto n
Rescue S quad is centrally located am ong o th e r
surrounding sq uads, large classrooms were also
included in th e new building to accommodate dis
tri ct EMT classes and o the r training courses.
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Te mporary Home - Awaiting completion of present
squad house on McKinley Street.
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Robert Sto'ut, President, Putnam Memorial Hospital
cutting the ribbon to the new and present McKinley
Street Squad House - August 1977 .
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When the sq uad began lull- time operations 25
years ago , it's first aid supplies were kept in a card
board box . Today th e sq uad has a n en viab le fleet
of fo ur modern ambu lances . Incl uded a re two
pri ma ry-respo nse ve hicles equipped wit h th e la test
life-savi ng equipmen t suc h as the Iife-pak 5 card iac
mo nitor-defibriJlato r,
mast
trousers,
oxygen
de livery systems , o n-board suc tion , advanced life
support kits with IV equip ment, fluid s and d rugs
such as narca n and epinephrine to treat immediate
life- threatening situations in the fie ld .
BENNINGTON
RESCUE SQUAD'S
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AMBULANCE
1963
Bill Collins, President of the Benni ngton Rescue
Squad in Bennington. VT, takes delivery of their
new Mobile Medical Type 111 Ambulance from Buck
Taylor of Parks Superior Sales Inc., of CT.
The squad also has a wide array of first-aid
ma terials for bandaging and splinting . O ur th ird
ve hicle is a 4 -w heel drive rescue extrication truck
with patient care a nd tra nsport capability . This is
Bud Mattison demonstrates the "jaws-of
life," a special tool that allows the squad
to open the door of a car that has been
jammed shut. Other gadgets used by the
squad include a winch that attaches to
the steering column and pulls the wheel
through the windshield. That can help free
a driver who is pinned against the wheel.
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eq uipped with sce ne-li ghting eq uipment, a 6.5 KW
e lectric generator , the Jaws of life , air-operated
panel cutter with o n-board co m pressor , winch,
chain saw and various hand tools for extrication.
Ou r newest am bu lance is a 4 -wheel drive suburban
used fo r off-road calls, s no wy weather o r as a back
up uni t when nee de d.
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All vehicles are equipped with scanning radios
with the ability to talk directly with the emergency
room, local and state police as well as the fire
department. The Bennington Police Department
dispatches the squad 24 hours a day.
Vermont State requires a minimum of advanced
first aid and CPR for ambulance attendants. The
squad keeps pace with more advanced training,
such as,
varied emergency medical technician
courses and other advanced life-support courses
offered by the hospital, state, and other emergency
medical services. Squad personnel give of their
own time to teach courses for the members as well
as the community.
The rescue squad's growth from an inexperi
enced group of young men eager to provide a
badly-needed community service to full-fledged,
round-the-clock emergency ambulance service has
not been without it's trials and tribulations. Yet hard
work, the willingness of it's members to give up a
Bennington Rescue's 25,OOOth Patient
Marion Rabideau, and the crew that transported her (L-R);
Rocky Crawford, Rabideau, Andy Wilkinson, Nick Mayer.
great deal of their free time, agressive fund raising
and the generous support of other community
organizations have overcome most of the serious
obstacles. The squad is considered a professional
organization in every respect, except that it does
not accept pay for it's services.
Despite the steady growth in it's size, capabilities
and in the demand for it's services, the squad has
kept certain operating procedures and standards
unchanged. Most important, support comes en
tirely from contributions. For years, coin cards were
distributed every spring and picked up every fall
bringing in a major portion of it's income. A few
years ago the Rescue Squad Fund-Raising Com
mittee was formed with local citizens running it's
yearly fund drive. This proved to be a great success
and allows the squad members more time to focus
on training and responding to calls.
The squad's service area includes Bennington,
North Bennington, Shaftsbury and Woodford as
well as assisting
requested.
neighboring
squads
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In 1963 the squad responded to 103 calls, tran
sported 104 patients and travelled 1006 miles. As
of December 1987, the totals are 28,919 calis,
27,047 patients, 459,594 miles traveled and
72,084 hours on call. The squad is now averaging
117 calls per month, which includes transfers,
medical transports, emergencies, fire standbys as
well as standbys for community events. Since
1963, there have been a total of 273 members
One of the squads first sport standbys.
A Bennington High School Football Game.
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staying a year or more.
The squad is proud of it's achievements and
grateful for the support it has received over the
years from businesses, organizations and in
dividuals. With continued support, the squad
hopes to continue providing this critical service to
our area, cost-free to our patients.
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MEMBERS ENJOYING
THEMSELVESATTHE
SQUADS ANNUAL
PICNIC.
REFURBISHING THE DONATED HEARSE INTO THE SQUAD'S NEW AMBULANCE. page 6
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DEMONSTRATING A-4 AT MT. ANTHONY HIGH SCHOOL HELICOPTER
TRANSPORT TO
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SQUAD IN
ACTION AT
BATTLE DAY
CELEBRATION
August, 1987
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AL PINSONNEAULT, Bennington Rescue's
longest active member serving since 1963.
A-4 in action on Woodford Mountain in 1964. The Governor and Mrs. Snelling congratulating Ed Austin on biOi 5,048tb and last call, Bennington Battle Day Parade, 1983. pageS
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Instructors in 1964. In front row left to right, Andre
Betit, Alfred Pinsonneault, Robert Van Ness, Charles Perkins ,
John Galvagni and Pierre LeTourneau. In back row, Carl
Hulbert, Donald Greenslet, Edward Gardner, Richard Watson ,
. and Robert Nolan .
John Stone and Bob Burges", demonstrating
e.tricatioD equipm.ent to the cub scouts.
1988 First Aid Instructors
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Front (L-R) ; J im Frechette , Bob Burgess, Nick Mayer, Tom
Crowe . Back (L-R); Bill C ollins, Jeff Whitesell, Brant Yo ung ,
Tim Finney, C.W. Owens, Cindy Levitte, Sam Levitte , Bob
Welch.
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ECA'S
Ben Baker
Joe Cassano
Bev Cummings
Bruce Davis
Wanda H arrington
Wendy H oard
Jeff Howe
John Kennedy
Scott Hecht
Nick Mayer
Joe Hart
Julie Rabideau
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Bob Burgess
William Collins
Cashelle Cook
Rocky Crawford
Thomas Crowe
Gerry Finney
Tim Finney
Jim Frechette
Brian Howe
Cindy Levitte
Sam Levitte
J ohn M orandi
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Bob Burgess
William Collins
Thomas Crowe
Helen Pezzulich
Tim Finney
Kim Murphy
C.W. Owens
Helen Pezzulich
Tim Pinsonneault
Dorothy Post
Gary Towne
Bob Weich
Jeff Whitesell
Andy W ilkinson
Brant Y ou ng
Joseph Cassano
Wanda Harrington
Gerry Finney Jim Frechette Brian H owe
Kim Murphy
Jeff Whitesell
Cashelle Cook
NATIONAL REG.
Thomas Crowe
Brian H owe
Ci ndy Levitte
EMT D's
Sa m Levitte
Tim Pinsonneault
Jim Frechette
William Colli ns
Tho mas Crowe
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Brian H owe
Timothy Finney
James Frechette
Gerry Finney
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1983 Fuod Raising Activity, a coin drop in Old Be nn
ington . (L-R) Dan Ouellette , Margie Collins , Bob Burgess, Be t
te G ershaneck.
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RESCUE SQUAD CAMPAIGN STRIVES FOR GOAL - Knute Westerlund , kneeling, adjusts th e Benn
ington Rescue Squad's 1987 fund raising ca mpaign marker at $75,000 as it climbs to wards its goal of $92 ,000 . The
campaign ends N ov. 30. From Jeft to right are fund raising committee members M ark Nesbit, Wendy C henaille, Don
M cKe nna and Alan Morrison.
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Past
Presidents
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1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
President
Vice President
Andre Betit
Andre Betit
Robert Van Ness
Richard Torrey
Richard Torrey
Andre Be!i!
Andre Betit
Andre Betit
Ed Gardner
Ed Gardner
Donald Bourgeois
John Millington
Harry Briggs
Robert Lawton
Robert Lawton
Robert Lawton
Andre Betit
Andre BetH
Dan Kane
Bernie Bourgeois
Dan Kane
Dan Kane
Andre Betit
Dan Kane
Dan Kane
Bernie Bourgeois
Bernie Bourgeois
Brian Maroney
Brian Maroney
John Kennedy
Bette Marcotte
Bette Marcotte
Bill Collins
Bill Collins
Bill Collins
Rocky Crawford
Rocky Crawford
Bernie Bourgeois
Brian Maroney
Brian Maroney
John Kennedy
John Kennedy
Andre Betit
Bill Collins
Bill Collins
Bette Marcotte
Bette Marcotte
Rocky Crawford
Jim Frechette
Jim Frechette
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BOB BURGESS EMT-I
C aptain , Li eu tenant , Executi ve Board Committees: Disaster, Ve hicle ; Tru stee 12 Years - 2687 Calls
Recording Secretary , Squad Stati stics
Committees: Vehicle, Membership
Execu ti ve Board , D istrict 12 Represen
tative . Instru ctor: Multi-Media , Ad van
1 Year - 132 Calls
ced First Aid , C. P.R, Committees:
Training, Emergency Room , Tru stee
11 Years - 1236 Calls
Staff
CASH E LL E COOK EMT-I
President, V ice President, Squad Statis
Com mittees: 25th Anniversary,
tics, Exec uti ve Board, Vice C hairman
District 12 , Dis trict 12 Represen tative,
Membership
Duty Officer , Instructor: Multi-Media, Com mittees: Disaster, Vehicle, B an
1 Year - 220 Calls
Preside nt, Vice President, Rec ording Secretary , Exec utive Board . Co mmit
tees: V ehicle, Ba nquet, Picnic, 25th
A nniversary, M embership.
8 Years - 875 Calls
quet, Picn ic, 25th Anniversa ry,
Membership ; Trustee .
10 Years - 1725 Calls
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Captain, lieutenant, Executive Board Training Officer , Instru ctor: Multi-Media BEV CUMMINGS EMT
1 Year - 163 Calls.
Advanced First Aid, CPR . Committees:
Disaster, Training , Vehicle, Banquet , Picnic, 25th An ni ve rsa ry , M embership ; Tru stee 14 Years - 1253 Calls
S taff (conti nued)
Committees: Picnic; Trustee
4 Years - 296 Calls
Li eu tenant, Executive Board , Di strict 12 Training , Training Officer. Instructor : Multi-Med ia, Advanced First Aid CPR, EMT Coordinator, EMT-I Coordinator, C o mmittees: Disaster, Training, Vehicle Picnic; Trustee 14 Years - 1314 Call..
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KATHLEEN MIOTTKE ECA
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10 Years - 1060 Calls
Reco rdi ng Secreta ry, Executive Board
Duty Officer , Instructor ; CPR , Adv'cd . Fi rst Aid , Committee: Picnic 4 Years - 466 Calls Staff (continued)
Instru ctor : Multi-M edia , Advanced First A id ) CPR ; Committees: Training, V ehicle, Banquet , Picnic . 5 Years - 482 Calls
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Committees: Banquet , Membership
2 Years - 259 Calls
Treasurer . S quad S tatistics, Exec uti ve B oard , Committees: Ve hicle, Banque t, Picnic; Trustee 25 Years - 305 Calls
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Committees: Picnic
DOROTHY POST EMT
Committees: Banquet, Membership
7 Years - 1071 Calls
4 Years - 416 Calls
TIM PINSONNEAULT ECA
.JULIE RABIDEAU ECA Committees: Picnic 2 Years - 241 Calls Staff (continued)
PETER STRATTON ECA Executive Board ; Trustee 13 Years - 463 Calls GARY TOWNE EMT
BOB WELCH EMT Instructor: Multi-Media
Committees: Banquet, Trustee
Corresponding Secretary, Executive Board ; Instructor: Advanced First Aid,
6 Years - 463 Calls
CPR. Committees: Training
12 Years - 597 Calls
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JEFF WHITESELL EMT-I
In structor: Advanced First Aid , CPR
Committees: Vehicle
ANDY WILKINSON EMT
Instructor: Advanced First Aid , CPR
3 Years - 662 Calls
BRANT YOUNG EMT Li eutenant, Ex ecutive Board , Training Officer, Instructor: Advanced First Aid ; Commillees:
2 Years - 182 Call"
Disas ter, Train ing, Vehicle , Banquet
Picnic, Building; Tru stee
10 Year" - 1767 Calls
Staff (continued)
Members
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Dorothy LeBlanc George Heathcoat Bonnie LaTour Donna Gregory STEVEZOPHI
6 Months
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RESCUE SQUAD TRIVIA
1.What was the Bennmgton Rescue Squad's first call?
2. Which member has held the office of president 6 limes? 3.How many quarters can be put into a coin card from the old fund drive? 4. What color was the squad's first ambulance? 5.How long did it take to get a haircut at Crosier's barber shop? 6. Which member has held the most number of separate offices within the squad?
7. What was the most number of calls handled in one day?
8. Who was the squad's oldest active member? 9.Who held the captain's position the longest? 10.Which business or company has employed the most number of past preSidents?
11.How many miles were on A-4, the International, when it was retIred'?
12.What crew took care of the 25,000tl1 patient?
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JOINT RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE BENNINGTONRESCUESQUAD~
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Joint resolution commemorating the Bennington Rescue
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Offerea by: Representatives Wright of Bennington, Corcoran of
Bennington! Pembroke of Bennington~ Knapp of
Bennington~ Page of Bennington. Palmer of Pownal~
and Harrington of Shaftsbury
Whereas, the Bennington Rescue Squad was organized in
March of 1963 and will soon be observing its 25th Anniversary,
and
Wherea-?., the Bennington Rescue Squad has provided fal thful
service to the people of Bennington, North Bennington, Pownal.
ShaftsburYr Arlington and Woodford, and
the members of the Bennington Rescue Squad have
always been highly dedicated volunteers who have selflessly
given their time) resources and skill to help their fellow
citizens, and
the members of the Bennington Rescue Squad have
consistently maintained a high level of preparedness and
training in emergency medical skills and procedures, and
Whereas, the people of Bennington County and of the State
of Vermont are deeply grateful to the Bennington Rescue Squad
for its quarter century of services, now therefore De it
Resolved .. pr the Senate il:.!ld House of Representa.tives:
That the General Assembly, on behalf of the people of the
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state. hereby commemorate the Bennington Rescue Squad on its
25th Anniversary, and. be it further
Resolved:
That the Secretary of State be directed to send
a copy of this resolution to the Bennington Rescue Squad with
deep appreciation for its 25 years of skilled, ded icated public
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Fron t Row: (L-R) Rocky Crawford, Cashelle Cook , Wanda Harrington
Back Row: (L-R) John Kennedy, Tom Crowe , William Collins
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Eugene Grabowski , M.D.
Frederick Loy, M.D .
Frank Venuti, M.D.
Harvey Silberstein , M.D.
Vern Mills , M.D.
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Pinsonneault, Knute Westerlund , Dan Zwynenburg.
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who assisted us in putting these memories together for your enjoyment. Nick
Mayer , Don Raina, John Kennedy , Bill Collins, and the Bennington Banner
for their photos, Allen R. Wade, Bennington Photo, a nd Brian Howe for
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Bennington Rescue Squad, 25th Anniversary
SQUAD RECORDS
M ost calls in one year
M ost calls in one month
Mos t calls in one da y
M ost ca lls m a le m em ber
M os t calls female mem ber
Most calls ma le one year
Most ca lls female one year
M ost ca ll s mal e one m onth
Most calls female one month
Busiest Time
Longest active se rvice male member
A I Pinsonnea ult
Longest active se rvice female member
Marge Collins
Average leng th of active service
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1978
Au gust , 1974
August 18, 1974
Ed Au stin
Marge Collins
Brian H owe, 1983
Marge Collins, 1980
Brian Howe, August 1983
Andrea Lampron , January 1983
Friday
1,595
176
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5,048
1,679
556
328
73
58
12pm 6pm
25 years
9 yrs, 4 mos.
6 years